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What water to use?
Your appliance has been designed to function with untreated tap water. However, it is necessary to operate the Self-
Clean function regularly in order to eliminate hard water deposits from the steam chamber.
If your water is very hard (check with your local water authority), it is possible to mix untreated tap water with store-
bought distilled or demineralised water in the following proportions : - 50% untreated tap water, - 50% distilled or
demineralised water.
Heat concentrates the elements contained in water during evaporation.The types of water listed below contain or-
ganic waste or mineral elements that can cause spitting, brown staining, or premature wear of the appliance : water
from clothes dryers, scented or softened water, water from refrigerators, batteries or air conditioners, pure distilled
or demineralised water or rain water should not be used in your Tefal iron. Also do not use boiled, filtered or bottled
water.
Problems with your iron?
PROBLEM
Brown water is dripping from the
soleplate and soiling your clothes.
The soleplate is dirty or brown and
may soil clothes.
Your iron produces little or no steam.
The soleplate is scratched or
damaged.
Your soleplate emits particles.
Water drips from the holes in the
soleplate.
Environment
Environment protection first !
Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
Types of water not to use?
POSSIBLE CAUSES
You are using chemical descaling
products.
You are not using the right water.
The temperature is too high.
Your iron has limescale.
You have positioned your iron flat on
the metallic iron support.
You have cleaned your soleplate with
an abrasive cloth or steel wool.
Limescale is starting to build up on
your soleplate.
You are using steam while the iron is
not hot enough.
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SOLUTIONS
Do not put any descaling product
into the water tank.
Perform a self-clean and consult the
"What water to use?" section.
Clean the soleplate as indicated in
the user guide Use a lower
temperature.
Clean the anti-limescale valve and
perform a self-clean.
Always place your iron in the support
base Clean the soleplate as indicated
in the user guide.
Perform a self-clean .
Wait until the thermostat light goes
out.